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History of Nail Polish

By ashleeahaigis
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    The first nail polish

    The first nail polish
    3000 BC - The first nail polish contained bees wax, gelatin, gum arabic, and egg whites. It was originated in China. They would sit there hands in the mixture and several hours later there nails would turn red or pink.
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    Adding colors

    Adding colors
    600 BC - During the chou dynasty only the royal wore gold and silver nail polish. If the lower class tryed to wear nail polish they would be punished by death!
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    Nail polish cookbooks

    Nail polish cookbooks
    1800 - Some people cookbooks from the 19th century had recipes for nail polish , Using red oils and polished with chamiois cloth.
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    Changes

    Changes
    1900 - Some women started using creams to massage there hands before adding a clear varnish.
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    Modern nail polish

    Modern nail polish
    1960 - Usually made from nitrocellulose dissolved in a solvent. Then colored with left clear or various pigments.
  • Jan 6, 600

    non-toxic nail polish

    non-toxic nail polish
    2006 - companies started testing nail polish to make sure there wasnt many toxics. They then began improving polishes
  • Jan 7, 700

    The final Product

    The final Product
    2012 - nail polish now comes in many colors and kinda such as glitter , or crackle. And all the colors you could think of! Without hurting your hands.

  • citations

    Union, J. (2010, May 05). The History of Fingernail Polish. EHow. Retrieved September 25, 2012, from http://www.ehow.com/about_6464168_history-fingernail-polish.html